Blanket-holder.



' OFICE.

,CHARLES M. BERDAN, or MAYwoon, NEW JERSEY.

BLANKnT-HOLDER; Y

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES M. BERDANT. a citizen of the United States, residing at Maywood, in the county Aof Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blanket-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as; will enable others skilled in the yart towhich it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention has for its object to pro- -vide a simple and efficient holder especially designed for reliably holding a blanket or other bed clothes in position over an infant or child.

Another object of the invention is the provision of aholder .including an adjustable band adapted to be positioned about the mattress and overthe bed clothes and carrying adjustable fasteners or 'clips whereby i the bed clothes may be secured thereto.

lVith these and otherobjects in view, the

vinvention consists in the novel construction,

arrangement and formationV of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and. illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure -1'represents a plan view of the holder, partlyv broken away. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional viewv therethrough, partly broken away. Fig. 3 repretogether.

s'ents a sectional view onthe line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of one of the adjusting devices removed.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals, designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral4 indicates a strip of elasticinaterial having metallic reinforcing members G secured over thefree ends thereof to prevent the fabric from'fraying and acting as a stop to prevent the free ends of the strip from becoming disengage from the attaching plate. The end portions of the strips 5 are doubled back upon each other and wire loops 7 and 8 are movably engaged in the bight of the double ends of said strip. The wire'loop 8 is suitably bent to rovide a hook adapted to engage the loop to secure the adjacent portions ofthe strip 5 An attaching plate 9 is formedl adjacent Specification of Letters Patent.

--which each doubled end vportion of thefstrip 'is threaded. vA Dair of parallel ears 11 are formed integral with the plate 9 and are apertured to receive the extensions l2 formed integral with an angular clamping lever 13 having a handle '14 at one end' and a pluralitybf angularly directed teeth 15 at the opposite or short end adapted to engage and cla-mp the doubled end portion of the strip 5 against the -plate 9 to secure said strip in adjusted position.

One side ofeach attaching plate 9 isformed with a pair of parallel ears 161 having apertures therein receiving the end portions of a spring wire member 17, the medial portion ofwhich latter is substantially U-shaped. The free ends of the wire member 17 are oifset so as to space them from the adjacent edge of thel attaching plate 9 and a strap 18 is engaged over said offsetends.' The opposite extremity of each strap 18 is threadedv Patented Oct. 12, 1915. Application filed January 8, 1915. Serial No. 1,171.

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tress and the loops 7 and 8 are so adjusted, t

after looseningthe doubled ends of the strip 5 by the levers' 13 that when engaged' the strip or band snugly fits about the mattress. t

After this adjustment is madeythe doubled ends of the strip 5 are securely clamped in adjusted position by means of the levers 13 and the bed clothes to` be held in about the child are engaged over the uttons 22 and are securely held thereon by engagingA the wire members 17'thereover.

IVhat I claim is: i. i

A blanket holder including a strip of elastic material having the end portions doubled, an attachingplate adjustably positioned on said doubled ends, means for securing the doubled end portions to the attaching plate, blanket securingrneans carried. by' the atdoubled end portions together.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES M. BERDAN. IVitnesses: CHARLES H. PLENTY, WALTER I. SCOTT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. C.

osi'tion.

-taching plate, andmeans for securing the 

